Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-11-20
rIuE AAAacnIs1., CASE.
EuII rsxs 81 The GovsTaor>s Ds.
enahOn.


Following Il the Governors deeidOn
In full In the Anarchist case:
STATE OF LIS, EXECUTIVE 0YYIcE,l
sPRiHoTIELI, SVy. 10, 1851.
On the 3Oth day Of August, 1856. in
the Cork County Criminal Count, Aug
ust Spies, Albert Il. Parsons. Samuel
fielden, Michael SchuAb. Adolph FIsch-
er. G-orge Eugel and Louis Liugg were
found guilty by the verdict Of - jury.
ID Afterwards sentenced TO be hanged
for the murder Of Matthias J. began.
Au appeal vas taken from such duding
and sentence 10 tho Supreme Court OF
che State. That Court upon in.l hear
ing and alter mature deliberations unan-
imously affirmed the judgment Of the
Court below. The care now comes be-
fore me by petition Of the defendants
for consideration as Governor Of the
the State. II the letters Of Albert
Parsons, Adolph Fischer, George EnRel
and Lonis LinGS. demanding uncon-
ditionAl release. or as they express it.
Liberty or DEATH" and protesting in
the strongest language sgaiuSt mercy or
communication OF the sentence pronounced
against them, can be considered petit
tons for pardon, the granting Of the
SaIas. il implying any guilt whatever on
the part Of either Of them. would not be
sueh u vindicatiOn rs they depand.
Executive intervention upon the
grounds insisted upon by the -four above
named persons could in 10 proper sense
be deemed an exercise Of the constitu-
tional power to grant reprieves, COM
uututions and pardons unless used
Hp7n the belief on my part Of their II
tire innocence of the crime Of which
the stand convicted. A careful cou-
Siderauss OF the evidence in the record
Of the trial Of the parties a. we'll az Of all
alleged and claimed for them outside OF
the record. has failed to produce on my
mind any impresSioa lending to i'm.
peach Lbe verdict Of the jury or the
Judgment 81 the trial Court or Of the
Supreme Court Affirming the guilt Of all
these parties. Satisfied Therefore as /
Am OF their guilt, / AMI precluded from
considering the question OF commute
zion Of the sentences OF Albert Il. Par
Gons, Adolph Fischer. George Eugel
and Louis Lingg to imprisoDmeu in
Abe peuiten:isry, as they declare that
they will not accept such commatation.
Samuel Fieldsn. Michael SchVab aud
August Spies unite in n petition for
executive cleniency." FisIden and
Schwab. in addition. present separate
and supplementary petitions for COM
mutation Of their sentences. While, as
said above. 1 AN satisfied Of the gnilt Of
AL the parties as found by the verdict
OF the jury. which va Eustained ~ the
judgment Of the Courts. . most careful
consideration Of the whole subject leads
me 10 the conclusion that the sentence
Of tho Law as TO Samuel Fielden aud
Michael Schwab may be modified as to
each OF them NJ to the interest Of hu-
mainly. and without doing violence to
public justice. Az TO said samuel
Fielder and Michael Schvab. the e
fence Is commuted to imprisonment In
She peuiteptiAry for life; as to the other
above named dsfepdants, I do feel JUS
sized in interfering with the sentence OF
tho Courts.
While I would gladly come to q dif-
ferent conclusion in regard to the
sentences OF August Spies. AdoIph
Fischer, George Engle. Albert Il. Par
sons aud Louis LinRg, / regret to say
that under a solemn sense 81 the obli.
cations Of my ONCE. l have been unable
70 do 30. (Signed.)
BIoHAED J. O0LESBI,
GoVrFnor